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<h1>Specifying locale, time, date, and measurement settings for Web </h1>
<p>You can determine several locale and internationalization settings:</p>
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<li class=p><p>Language in which MicroStrategy Web pages are displayed.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Language in which numbers and dates are displayed in 
 MicroStrategy Web.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Unit of measurement to use for the document alignment 
 grid, rulers, and the measurement and position of objects in MicroStrategy 
 Web.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Time zone in which you work.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2 class=seealso>To specify locale and internationalization settings </h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Log in to a project using an account with administrative 
 privileges.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preferences</B></span> 
 at the top of the page. The Preferences page opens. Select<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 General</B></span>. The General preferences page opens.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Language</B></span> 
 drop-down list, specify the language in which to display MicroStrategy 
 Web pages.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show Advanced 
 Options</B></span>. </p></li>
</ol>
<ol type="square" class="whs3">
	<ul type="square" class="whs4">
		
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Metadata 
 </B></span>drop-down list, specify the language in which to display the metadata 
 database information in MicroStrategy Web. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>D</B></span><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>ata</B></span> drop-down list, specify the language 
 in which to display the warehouse data information in MicroStrategy Web. 
 </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Number 
 and Date Format </B></span>drop-down list, specify the language in which to 
 display numbers and dates in MicroStrategy Web. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Intelligence 
 Server </B></span>drop-down list, specify the language in which to display 
 the Intelligence Server in MicroStrategy Web. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>From the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Measurement 
 Units </B></span>drop-down list, specify the unit of measurement that MicroStrategy 
 Web should use for horizontal and vertical rulers, the alignment grid, 
 and the measurement and positioning of objects.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs5"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 These settings are not applied until users log out and then log in to 
 the project.</p>
<ol start="5" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Time Zone 
 </B></span>drop-down list, specify the time zone in which your users work 
 (relative to GMT).</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs6"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Notes</B></span>: 
 </p>
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	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs8">The 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Time Zone</B></span> setting ensures that 
 object creation/modification dates and times are converted to your local 
 time if the project information is in another time zone. </p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs9">The 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Number and Date Format</B></span> and <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Time Zone</B></span> settings do not affect report 
 execution dates and times shown in the History List.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<ol start="6" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply</B></span> 
 to save your changes.</p></li>
</ol>
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